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04.04.18

HEAR FOUR SONGS NOW FROM JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR LIVE IN CONCERT! TRACKS FEATURING JOHN LEGEND, SARA BAREILLES AND BRANDON VICTOR DIXON OUT TODAY ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK OF THE NBC TELEVISION EVENT AVAILABLE | DIGITALLY APRIL 6 & ON 2-CD SET APRIL 27

“Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)” by John Legend, “I Don’t Know How to Love Him” by Sara Bareilles, “Superstar” by Brandon Victor Dixon and the “Overture” are now available for repeat listening via all digital service providers. Aside from these four songs, the remainder of the soundtrack will be taken from the live event and released digitally April 6 and on a two-CD set April 27.

“Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert,” a staged version of the original rock musical, is executive produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, Marc Platt, Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, John Legend, Mike Jackson, Ty Stiklorius and Alex Rudzinski.

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Jesus Christ Superstar” album hit #1 on the Billboard charts and made its way to the stage in 1971. It is based on the final week of Jesus’ life. The 1971 musical opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on Broadway and starred Jeff Fenholt as Jesus and Ben Vereen as Judas. It was nominated for five Tonys, including Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for Vereen. Lloyd Webber won a Drama Desk Award for Most Promising Composer.

Since then, the musical has been considered a classic and has become a staple of theatre and music organizations throughout the world. It has been performed in nearly 20 countries and translated into 18 different languages. There have been many revivals of “Jesus Christ Superstar” over the 46 years since its debut, including 2000 and 2012 Broadway versions that each earned a Tony nomination for Best Revival of a Musical. The 1973 film was directed by Oscar winner Norman Jewison and starred Ted Neeley.